At A Glance

24 June 2015 at a glance

Day of the week
24 June 2015 was a Wednesday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Want to Want Me” by Jason Derulo.
Top Film of 2015
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2015 was Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Star sign
The star sign for 24 June is Cancer.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 24 June 2015 fell in the Year of the Goat.
Birthstone
The birthstone for June is Pearl.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 24 June 2015 was First Quarter.

On this day: 24 June

  • 2004 In New York, capital punishment is declared unconstitutional.
  • 2010 At Wimbledon, John Isner of the United States defeats Nicolas Mahut of France, in the longest match in professional tennis history.
  • 2010 Julia Gillard assumes office as the first female Prime Minister of Australia.
  • 2022 In Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that the U.S. Constitution does not assign the authority to regulate abortions to the federal government, thereby returning such authority to the individual states. This overturns the prior decisions in Roe v. Wade (1973) and Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992).
  • 2023 The Wagner Group led by Yevgeny Prigozhin launches an insurrection against the Russian government.

Famous people born on 24 June

  • Lionel Messi, Argentine footballer (born 1987)
  • Minka Kelly, American actress (born 1980)
  • Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexican politician (born 1962)
  • Mindy Kaling, American actress and producer (born 1979)

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Events of 2015 in the United Kingdom

A selection from Wikipedia's '2015 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.

  • 13 February – The Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition sign a cross-party, non-partisan agreement to tackle climate change, seek a strong global climate deal, and to end the use of coal for power generation in the UK.
  • 10 March – Queen Elizabeth II names the new luxury cruise ship Britannia, the largest ever cruise ship designed for the British holiday market.
  • 20 March – A partial solar eclipse occurs, ranging from 85% totality in London and southern England to 98% totality in northern Scotland.

Life in 2015

Prime Minister

David Cameron

Monarch

Elizabeth II

Pint of Beer

£3.35

Loaf of Bread

£1.42

Average House

£197,807

Weekly Wage

£768.00

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